Life Science

1. Plant and Animal Cells - Use illustrations or direct observations to compare and contrast the basic structures of plant and animal cells.
2. Model of Cell - Create a basic model of the cell that illustrates different cell structures and describes their functions.
3. Ecosystem - Analyze how an increase or decrease in competition
4. or predation affects an ecosystem.
5. Interdependency - Design a simple experiment to illustrate the effects of competition, predation, and interdependency among living things.
6. Food Web - Create a food web that illustrates the energy relationships between plants and animals and the key issues or assumptions found in the model.
7. Classify - Classify organisms as carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
8. Energy Needs - Identify how a variety of organisms meet their energy needs.
9. Survival - Design a simple demonstration that illustrates the relationship between reproduction and survival of a species.
10. Life Cycle - Study the life cycles of a variety of organisms and determine whether these processes illustrate complete or incomplete metamorphosis.
11. Physical Adaptations - Classify animals according to their physical adaptations for obtaining food, oxygen, and surviving within a particular environment.
12. Behavior - Describe how animal behaviors such as migration, defense, means of locomotion, and hibernation enable them to survive in an environment.
13. Tropisms - Investigate tropisms that plants exhibit in response to changes in their environment
14. Fossil - Gather fossil information to draw conclusions about organisms that exist today
15. Extinction - Analyze the common causes of extinction and explain how human actions sometimes result in the extinction of a species
16. Soil Science- Fun With Drama, Volume 6- Underground World in My Garden, www.kidsfunwithdrama.com

4-H Virtual Forest 600 Million Years (Museum Victoria) Age of Fossils Animal Adaptations (UEN) Animal and Plant Cells Animal Cell (What 2 Learn) Animal Cell Anatomy (Enchanted Learning) Animal Cell Structure Biology 4 Kids Build a Fish Build Your Own Caterpillar (Scholastic) Cactus Adaptations to Arid Environments Cell Games (Sheppard Software) Cell Inspector (Harcourt School) Cells 1-Make a Model Cell Cells are the Starting Point (Biology 4 Kids) Cells - The Units of Life (Glencoe) Chain Reaction (EcoKids) Classify This! (Scholastic) The Clock of Eras and Geologic Time Comparing Plant and Animal Cells (Teach-nology) Comparison of Plant and Animal Cells Complete Metamorphosis

Desert Plant Adaptations Determining Age of Rocks and Fossils Ecosystem (Brain Pop) Energy and Ecosystems Energy Pyramid (Harcourt School) Endangered Ecosystem (Scholastic) Exploring Ecosystems (Harcourt School) Flamingos (Sea World) The Food Chain (Sheppard Software) Food Chain Game (Sheppard Software) Food Chains (BBC) Food Chains (National Geographic) Food Chains (BBC) Food Chains and Food Webs Food Chains and Food Webs (Enchanted Learning) Food Web Food Web (Scholastic) Food Webs Fossil Gallery (Paleoportal) Fossils, Rocks, and Time (USGS) From Seed to Plant (Harcourt School) Fun With Food Webs (Harcourt School) The Geology of the Grand Canyon The Great Plant Escape

Hibernating Animal Printouts (Enchanted Learning) Hibernation (Think Quest) Hibernation and Migration Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation Habitats (BBC) How Do Animals Spend the Winter? (Science Made Simple) Importance of Tropisms (Discovery Education) Incomplete Metamorphosis Insect Growth and Metamorphosis Insect Metamorphosis (Edu Place) Insects Metamorphosis (UEN) Inside A Cell Interdependence and Adaptation (BBC) Jello Animal Cell Craft (Enchanted Learning) Life Cycles Life Cycles (Sheppard Software) Life Cycles (BBC) Living Things (BBC) Making A Model Of A Cell (Think Quest) Microorganisms at Work (Macmillan) The Mixed Up Cells (Beacon Learning Center) Neighborhoods

The Parts of a Flower (Botany) Plant Cell (What 2 Learn) Plant Cell Anatomy (Enchanted Learning) Plant Cells and Animal Cells Plant Cell Structure Plant Tropic Responses (Plants in Motion) Plant Tropism Polar Bear Migration Pollination (Macmillan) The Principle of Superposition (Class Zone) Projects To Do Together (Science Made Simple) Relative Age Relative Dating (Paleobiology) Relative Time Scale (USGS) Sea Slug Forum Stages of Butterfly Metamorphosis (Scholastic) The Story in the Rock (Class Zone) Tropism (Wikipedia) Tropisms Tropisms Virtual Cells What's It Like Where You Live? Who's On First? World Biomes The World Biomes Working On The Food Chain (Ms Nucleus)

Earth Science

1. Eclipses - Chart the movements of the sun, moon, and earth to develop an explanation for the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses
2. Moon Phases - Sequence the major phases of the moon during a lunar cycle
3. Weathering - Prepare a demonstration to illustrate how wind and water affect the earth's surface features
4. Erosion and Deposition - Design an investigation to demonstrate how erosion and deposition change the earth's surface
5. Earth Material - List factors that determine the appropriate use of an earth material
6. Resources - Use data from a variety of informational texts to analyze and evaluate man's impact on non-renewable resources
7. Water Cycle - Prepare a model that illustrates the basic features of the water cycle
8. Weather and Climate - Use long term weather data to distinguish between weather and climate
9. Affect on Water Cycle - Use an illustration to predict and draw conclusions about how weather and climate affect the water cycle

Are You A Water Wizard? Astronomy Picture of the Day/8/10/03 (NASA) Astronomy Picture of the Day/11/7/03 (NASA) Astronomy Picture of the Day/11/22/03 (NASA) A WebQuest for 5th Grade Science Build a Model of the Water Cycle Creative Climates (National Geographic) Current Moon Phase Droplet and the Water Cycle (NASA) Earth, Sun and Moon (BBC) Earth, Sun and Moon (BBC) Eclipse Interactive (McGraw Hill) Eclipses and Moon Phases Simulation in 3D Energy Kids Erosion (Rocks for Kids) Erosion and Sedimentation Erosion and Sediment Control: Measure Erosion/Sediment Control Examine the Phases of the Moon From Earth and Space (Class Zone) Flex Your Power/Challenge Follow a Water Drop Through the Water Cycle (USGS) How Can the Little Moon Hide the Giant Sun? (Eye on the Sky) Inexhaustible and Renewable Energy Resources (Glencoe) Frank's Watershed

Igneous Rocks Formation (Macmillan) Interactive Weather Maker (Scholastic) Introduction to Climate Lunar Cycle Challenge Lunar Lander Lunar Phases Lunar Phases (Sun Shine) Mechanics of Lunar Eclipses Mechanics of Solar Eclipses Mineral Resources (Glencoe) Moon Light Madness (Star Child) Moon Phases (Star Date) Moon Phases Moon Phases Images (USNO) Moon Year Natural Resources/Can We Use Them Forever? Nonrenewable Energy Resources (Glencoe) Observe an Animation Showing the Formation of an Unconformity (Class Zone) Observe a Raindrop Traveling Through Various Paths of the Water Cycle (Class Zone) Observe Images of Different Climate Zones (Class Zone) Observe Lunar Eclipses (Class Zone) Observe Solar Eclipses (Class Zone)

Phases of the Moon Phases of the Moon (Harcourt School) Phases of the Moon (Explore Learning) Phases of the Moon (School Tube) The Phases of the Moon (Enchanted Learning) The Phases of the Moon (Teacher Vision) Phases of the Moon Demo (NOAO) Renewable Energy and You Renewable Energy Fact Sheets Renewable Energy Sources and the Environment Quiz 1 (Quiz Tree) Renewable Energy vs Fossil Fuels (Energy Quest) Soil Erosion (Glencoe) Soil Horizon (Macmillan) Solar Eclipses Sediments on the Move (Windows to the Universe) Stages of a River (Teacher Vision) Test Your Energy IQ/1 (Energy Quest) Test Your Energy IQ/2 (Energy Quest) Volcano Formation (Macmillan)

Water (Foss Web) Water Cycle Water Cycle Water Cycle (Pro Teacher) Water Cycle (Earth Guide) Water Cycle (Discovery Education) The Water Cycle The Water Cycle The Water Cycle The Water Cycle The Water Cycle (Enchanted Learning) The Water Cycle (Scholastic) The Water Cycle (USGS) The Water Cycle (BBC) The Water Cycle Building Instructions Water Science for Schools (USGS) Water Shed Game (Bell Museum) Weathering Weathering & Erosion (Science Class) Weathering and Soil (Glencoe) Web Weather for Kids What is the Difference Between Weather and Climates? (About.com) What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? (NASA

Physical Science

1. Physical Properties - Use appropriate tools to measure and compare the physical properties of various solids and liquids
2. Physical Changes - Compare the causes and effects of various physical changes in matter
3. Investigate Energy - Design an investigation to demonstrate how different forms of energy release heat or light
4. Reflected, Refracted, or Absorbed - Design an experiment to investigate how different surfaces determine if light is reflected, refracted, or absorbed
5. Translucent, Transparent, or Opaque - Gather and organize information about a variety of materials to categorize them as translucent, transparent, or opaque
6. Reference Point - Identify the position of objects relative to fixed reference points
7. Motion - Design an investigation to identify factors that affect the speed and distance traveled by an object in motion
8. Relative Position - Complete a coordinate graph to describe the relative positions of objects
9. Friction - Plan and execute an investigation that demonstrates how friction affects the movement of an object
10. Investigate Motion - Design and implement an investigation to determine that the speed of an object is equal to the distance traveled over time
11. Electrically Charged - Explore the interactions between an electrically charged object and other materials
12. Electromagnet - Design an experiment to investigate how a simple electromagnet affects common objects
13. Circuit - Describe how electricity passes through a simple circuit that includes a battery, wire, switch, and bulb

Atmospheric Processes/Conduction Atmospheric Processes/Convection Atmospheric Processes/Radiation British and Metric Conversions (Interactives) The Broken Pencil (Physics Classroom) Build a Coaster (Discovery) Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven Celsius and Fahrenheit Conversion Chemical vs Physical Changes (Chem4Kids) Circuit Builder (BBC) Circuits and Conductors (BBC) Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius (Interactives) Density Density of a Liquid "Distance" Word Problems (Purple Math)

Egg-Citing Science (Scholastic) Electrical Circuits (BBC) Electrical Conductors (BBC) Electric Circuits Electricity Electricity Electricity and Magnetism Electro-Magnet (Harcourt School) Energy and Motion (Edu Place) Finding the Mass of an Object Forces (BBC) Forces in Action (BBC) Friction (BBC) Friction (BBC) Friction Experiment (Fear of Physics) Heat Transfer How a Generator Works (Macmillan) How Can You Force a Physical Change in Matter? (Scholastic) Image Formation for Plane Mirrors (Physics Classroom) The Law of Reflection (Physics Classroom) Length, Weight and Capacity (BBC) Lenses (Physics Classroom) Let There Be Light Light Quest (Ology) Light Refraction

Magnetic Field (Wikipedia) Magnetic Field of a Bar Magnet Magnetic Forces Magnet Man/Cool Experiments with Magnets Magnets (Teacher Vision) Materials (BBC) The Mummy's Tomb (Miami Museum) One Dimensional Kinematics (Physics Classroom) Parallel Circuits (Macmillan) Phases of Matter (Miami Museum) Physical Processes (BBC) Physics (Freeze Ray) Platform Scale (Visual Fractions) Platform Scale/Addition (Visual Fractions) Platform Scale/Subtraction (Visual Fractions) Power Play Refraction and the Ray Model of Light (Physics Classroom) Refraction of Light (Physics Classroom) Reflection and Refraction of Light Waves Reflection and the Ray Model of Light (Physics Classroom) Speed and Velocity (Physics Classroom) Sound and Light

Teaching Measures Translucent, Transparent, and Opaque Objects (ALEX) Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque (Teacher Files) Travel Graphs Using a Triple-Beam Balance (Teacher Vision) Using Electricity (BBC) Volume Watt's That? (Energy Quest)

Embedded Inquiry

1. Investigations - Identify specific investigations that could be used to answer a particular question and identify reasons for this choice
2. Tools - Identify tools needed to investigate specific questions
3. Science Notebook - Maintain a science notebook that includes observations, data, diagrams, and explanations
4. Communicate Findings - Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion

Astro-Venture: Astronomy Mission Activity (NASA) Class Capacity (Teaching Measures) Collecting Data and Drawing Conclusions

How Does My Garden Grow? (Read Write Think) How to Find the Mass of an Object Introducing the Process of Investigative Science Using Worms Investigating Evidence

Mass Volume Density Observations Poster Presentations/Science Fair

Teaching Measures Testable Questions, Predictions, Materials, and Procedures What's My Length? (Teaching Measures)

Embedded Technology and Engineering

1. Inventions - Explain how different inventions and technologies impact people and other living organisms
2. Design a Tool - Design a tool or a process that addresses an identified problem caused by human activity Young Engineer's Club - hundreds of exciting games, activities, and science experiments posted by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
3. Evaluate Solution - Determine criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution to a specified problem
4. Improve Design - Evaluate an invention that solves a problem and determine ways to improve the design

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